Award presented to Dr Jim Ianelli

Dr Jim Ianelli was selected by the North Pacific Fisheries Management Council to be the second recipient of the Terry Quinn II Distinguished Scientist Award. 

Dr. Ianelli is a senior scientist at the NOAA Fisheries Alaska Fishery Science Center. He is a well-known and highly esteemed stock assessment author for Bering Sea pollock and other groundfish stocks, a member and chair of the NPFMC's groundfish plan teams since the early 1990s, a mentor to many scientists at the AFSC, and a prolific contributor to numerous important analyses including salmon and halibut PSC limits. Council Chair Simon Kinneen noted, “Dr. Ianelli shares two important traits with Dr. Quinn: his understanding of the importance of working with and listening to members of the fishing industry, and his ability to be a great ambassador for the NPFMC on the global stage.”

In SPRFMO, Dr Ianelli has been Scientific Committee Chairperson since his election in 2013; he has been re-elected four consecutive times to serve 2-year terms. Dr Ianelli is highly respected and widely liked by the SPRFMO community.